https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:52:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/04/12/via-amsat-ans-102-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:49:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41346 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/10/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-26/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 01:40:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41309 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/06/via-amateur-radio-daily-follow-one-ham-radio-operator-tracking-artemis-ii-for-nasa/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:30:56 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41189 One of the amateur radio operators selected by NASA to help track the Artemis II...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/06/via-the-arrl-ariss-outlines-opportunities-for-space-station-contacts-in-2027/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41090 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-25/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:51:18 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41096 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-hackaday-following-artemis-iis-journey-around-the-moon/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:43:58 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41059 NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-amsat-ans-095-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:28:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41105 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/via-hackaday-see-the-computers-that-powered-the-voyager-space-program/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41011 Have you ever wanted to see the computers behind the first (and for now only)...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/solar-cycle-25-gives-amateurs-and-shortwave-a-boost/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:18:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41040 Beyond their love of radio, amateur radio operators and shortwave radio broadcasters have one thing...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/29/via-amsat-ans-088-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:48:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40956 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/28/two-amateur-radio-operators-tapped-into-a-soviet-frequency-did-they-hear-a-woman-burning-alive-in-space/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:52:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40940 The brothers claimed to have captured secret audio of cosmonauts, including a horrific death.]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/28/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-sstv-event-celebrates-cosmonautics-day/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:46:54 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40880 ARISS will transmit images from Series 31 utilizing the SSTV system on the International Space...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/23/via-amsat-ans-081-amsat-news-service-bulletins/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:27:51 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40717 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/22/via-hackaday-interplanetary-clock-keeps-time-across-the-solar-system/ Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:45:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40057 There are some clocks, mostly in or around international airports, which have multiple faces to...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/15/via-amsat-ans-074-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:38:22 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40574 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/14/via-hackaday-german-fireballs-15-minutes-of-fame/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:44:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40475 Sunday night, around 7:00 PM local time, a bright fireball streaked across the western German...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/13/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-24/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 01:05:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40514 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/08/via-amsat-ans-067-amsat-news-service-bulletins/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 12:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40327 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/08/via-amateur-radio-daily-students-on-the-air-satellite-activity-day-stota/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:13:13 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40271 AMSAT recently announced Students On The Air (StOTA) Days in which students are invited to...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/07/via-hackaday-nasa-uses-mars-global-localization-as-gnss-replacement-for-the-perseverance-rover/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40207 Unlike on Earth there aren’t dozens of satellites whizzing around Mars to provide satellite navigation...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/01/via-amsat-ans-060-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:43:11 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40163 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/28/via-amateur-radio-daily-bochum-space-day-to-feature-live-contact-with-antarctica/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40072 AMSAT-DL is hosting Bochum Space Day to coincide with Germany’s Space Day and Day of...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/27/via-amateur-radio-daily-futuregeo-continues-to-be-a-topic-of-discussion/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:30:16 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40077 It’s been several months since we’ve heard movement regarding the futureGEO project, but events scheduled...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-amsat-ans-053-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-amsat-ans-053-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:32:08 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39987 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-amsat-ans-053-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2026/02/21/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-21/ https://twiar.net/2026/02/21/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-21/#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:35:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39932 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/21/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-21/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2026/02/19/via-hackaday-optical-combs-help-radio-telescopes-work-together/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39447 Very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a technique in radio astronomy whereby multiple radio telescopes cooperate...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/15/via-amateur-radio-daily-hb9rg-trophy-celebrates-first-amateur-radio-contact-via-satellite-2/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39691 AMSAT Switzerland has announced a special event and contest that encourages hams to make extreme...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/15/via-amsat-ans-046-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:59:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39793 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/11/via-hackaday-skimming-satellites-on-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere/ https://twiar.net/2026/02/11/via-hackaday-skimming-satellites-on-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:51:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39122 There’s little about building spacecraft that anyone would call simple. But there’s at least one...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/11/via-hackaday-skimming-satellites-on-the-edge-of-the-atmosphere/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2026/02/07/via-amsat-ans-039-amsat-news-service-bulletins/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:47:17 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39553 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]>